Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

v2.4.1.9
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Total
Common Stock
Treasury Stock
Additional Paid-in Capital
Accumulated Deficit
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Non-controlling Interest
Stockholders' Equity, Beginning of Period at Dec. 31, 2011 $ (172,992)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ 389us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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69,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardForfeited
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0us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation
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(143,945)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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0us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt
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191,946us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt
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0us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt
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0us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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0us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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0us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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0us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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(79,517)us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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$ 0us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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